TY - BOOK ID - 145357772 TI - Women's health in mid-life : a primary care guide PY - 2004 SN - 1107146216 1280457902 9786610457908 0511185553 0511184727 051118736X 0511545673 0511313519 0511186436 PB - New York : Cambridge, DB - UniCat KW - Middle-aged women KW - Primary care (Medicine) KW - Health and hygiene. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145357772 AB - This book highlights the needs and healthcare concerns of women in their midlife. Women, in their middle ages, are often overlooked by medical practitioners. From the end of childbearing to old age, approximately ages 40 to 65, their health needs are complex and changing. This is a time of challenge and opportunity when the physician and woman working collaboratively can change her health and future. Midlife healthcare is far more than hormones. Healthy behaviours such as good nutrition and exercise can be promoted that will result in lower risk and sometimes improved care of heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. Adequate screening and treatment can prevent diseases and complications. The burgeoning literature on allopathic and complementary medicine is critically evaluated and compared to established medical care. Written by 20 primary care physicians, this book will help family practitioners provide the best possible healthcare for these women. ER -